WO2014188165A2 - Système hybride de transfert inverse - Google Patents

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WO2014188165A2
WO2014188165A2 PCT/GB2014/051528 GB2014051528W WO2014188165A2 WO 2014188165 A2 WO2014188165 A2 WO 2014188165A2 GB 2014051528 W GB2014051528 W GB 2014051528W WO 2014188165 A2 WO2014188165 A2 WO 2014188165A2
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Jean Cutrim LOPES
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Petroleo Brasilerio S.A - Petrobras
ROBERTS, Mark Peter
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Priority to NO20151695A priority patent/NO347776B1/en

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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/01—Risers
    • E21B17/012—Risers with buoyancy elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/01—Risers
    • E21B17/015—Non-vertical risers, e.g. articulated or catenary-type
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/01—Risers
    • E21B17/017—Bend restrictors for limiting stress on risers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/01—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells specially adapted for obtaining from underwater installations
    • E21B43/013—Connecting a production flow line to an underwater well head

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  • the present invention relates to a system to transport petroleum fluids using a riser, capable of operating with aggressive fluids, in regions of irregular sub-sea terrain, yet using low- complexity and low-cost components and connections. Because it is simple to install, such a system increases the entrepreneur's security that the job will be completed and that they will be able to secure a license from the environmental regulatory authorities.
  • Producing petroleum in offshore systems requires transferring the petroleum from wells in the bottom of the ocean to a stationary production unit (SPU) in pipes or tubes.
  • This set of pipes normally known as production system lines, comprises electro-hydraulic umbilical lines, gas and water injection lines, and oil and gas pumping lines.
  • the set of pipes that constitutes the production lines can be essentially split into two sections:
  • the first section is predominantly horizontal (i.e. lying along the seabed) and static, and is known as the "horizontal section” or “flowline” in the technical jargon of this field of expertise.
  • the second section consisting primarily of vertical lines connected to the end of the horizontal section, rises from the seabed to the hull of the floating unit to which it will be coupled, and is known as the “vertical section”, hereinafter referred to by the technical name of "riser”.
  • Risers may be rigid or flexible, and are coupled to a floating unit using anchoring structures specifically designed to support and resist the traction forces resulting from the weight of the riser and the dynamics of its movements. Horizontal forces and the moment of flexure, which complete the balance of the forces at work on the riser, are absorbed by specific structures on the SPU. These specific anchoring structures are known as riser supports when used with flexible risers.
  • risers move relative to the supports, which is the result of different movements of the risers themselves and the floating units. These movements are created by marine currents, the rising and ebbing of tides, ocean waves and numerous other forces that act simultaneously on these structures. Thus the angle of the catenary expected at the point of coupling constantly changes, although it remains within a fixed and expected range. The same movements exist at the lower end of the riser; where it touches the seabed or at the bottom coupling, and consequently equivalent angular variations are observed.
  • Rigid risers are often formed as thin tubular elements made of metal, usually steel.
  • rigid risers are commonly made of extruded steel. They are considered rigid since they are more resistant to deflection than the so-called flexible risers, which are often made of alternating layers of woven steel and polymer.
  • Flexible risers often have inserted steel tubes, and the riser can flex in the spaces between tubes.
  • 'rigid risers' have an elastic flexibility due to the inherent properties of the metal used, whereas 'flexible risers' can undergo greater changes in shape.
  • rigid risers do bend during use. Indeed, the skilled person can readily distinguish between a "rigid riser" and a "flexible riser”.
  • rigid risers are a lower cost option. They are also more resistant to high sub-sea pressures, and are quite durable, even when used to transport fluids rich in contaminants, of low pH or even at high temperatures.
  • TTR Top Tension Risers
  • Steel Catenary Risers and hybrid configurations, which comprise part rigid and part flexible risers.
  • Hybrid configurations are often provided with the buoys in lazy-wave type
  • these systems are composed of a flexible top riser assembly, and a rigid bottom riser assembly
  • the rigid riser sections may be completely vertical, primarily vertical or even assume a traditional catenary configuration.
  • FHR Freestanding Hybrid Risers
  • riser-towers consisting of a vertical rigid riser supported by sub-surface buoys and connected to a floating unit via a flexible riser
  • the advantage of such a system is that it enables a leaner sub-sea arrangement, with no line congestion where risers start their trip up to the surface. This also eliminates any risk that risers might collide in mid-water.
  • the system has a cost disadvantage compared to other, existing riser configurations. Installing a freestanding hybrid riser assembly may require major job sites that connect to the sea. Such an undertaking could pose potential problems in terms of obtaining licenses from the environmental authorities, in particular if there are coral reefs within the area of influence.
  • This configuration consists of a rigid line in the bottom riser assembly, with the configuration otherwise being in a traditional lazy-wave configuration.
  • the difference between the steep wave configuration and the lazy wave configuration is that, in the steep wave configuration, the rigid riser connects to the bottom connector but does not contact the seabed at any point, having a "vertical" connection to the seabed.
  • the lazy wave configuration in the steep wave configuration, the rigid riser connects to the bottom connector but does not contact the seabed at any point, having a "vertical" connection to the seabed.
  • part of the bottom portion of the riser may lie along the seabed.
  • US 6,869,253 describes a hybrid configuration with a rigid top riser assembly, and a flexible bottom riser assembly. This is a tower-type configuration, with buoys attached to the flexible section of the riser.
  • the object of the US 6,869,253 invention is not concerned with the possible drift of the riser and how this would influence the durability of the connections.
  • US 2011/0155383 describes an arrangement wherein the seabed connection is protected by means of a structure that is fixed to the seabed and supports the connection.
  • the present invention was developed based on the concept of using components well known to the person skilled in the art, which are simple and low cost, but which can be combined to provide a new petroleum fluid transfer configuration to the portfolio of technical options available to the petroleum industry.
  • the invention described below is the result of continuous research in this field, focused on simplifying the structure so that it can be easily installed and operated in balance, even when subjected to random movements
  • the present invention relates to a reverse hybrid transfer system for use in deep water, capable of resisting exposure to high sub-sea pressures, and that is quite durable, even when used to transfer fluids rich in contaminants, of low pH or even at high temperatures.
  • a hybrid reverse transfer system comprising: a first, top, rigid riser section, a second, bottom, flexible riser section, connected to a bottom end of the rigid riser section, and a series of support buoys connected to the rigid riser section, wherein the lower end of the bottom, flexible, riser section connects to a bottom connector on the seabed.
  • This arrangement allows the transfer system to be used in areas of the seabed with an irregular surface, but also provides for a strong joint at the seabed that can handle a large angular variation.
  • the buoys can cause a portion of the rigid riser section to assume a wave configuration.
  • the assembly of the first and second riser sections takes on a steep-wave configuration.
  • the bottom riser section can connect to a Vertical Connection Module type of bottom connector.
  • the thrust provided by the support buoys is such that the flexible riser has a large angle of elevation with respect to the seabed, at the point it connects to the connector at the seabed.
  • the angle of elevation can be of from 35° to 90°, optionally from 45° to 90° and further optionally from 60° to 90°.
  • the lower end of the top riser section can be fitted with a mechanical connector, such as a flange, for connecting to the bottom riser section
  • a mechanical connector such as a flange
  • the rigid riser section can comprise up to 94% of the total length of the hybrid reverse transfer system.
  • the flexible riser section can be made of flexible tubing.
  • the flexible riser section can comprise at least 6% of the total length of the hybrid reverse transfer system.
  • Hybrid reverse transfer system according to any one of the previous claims, wherein the support buoys are attached to a bottom portion of the top riser. That is, the buoys are attached to a portion of the top riser in the bottom half of the top riser.
  • the top end of the hybrid reverse transfer system can be connected to a floating structure.
  • the invention provides a steep-wave riser system, comprising: a rigid riser section, a flexible riser section connected to a bottom end of the rigid riser section, and wherein the lower end of the flexible riser section connects to a bottom connector on the seabed.
  • a method of providing a transfer system comprising: providing a first, top, rigid riser section, providing a second, bottom, flexible riser section, connected to a bottom end of the rigid riser section, providing a series of support buoys connected to the rigid riser section, and connecting the lower end of the bottom, flexible, riser section to a bottom connector on the seabed.
  • the present invention consists of a first top riser assembly, preferably made of steel pipe, and preferably comprising up to 94% of the total length of the riser, and a second bottom assembly made of flexible jumpers.
  • This second section preferably comprises at least 6% of the total length of the hybrid reverse transfer system.
  • the steel pipe is fitted with a series of support buoys so that said portion of steel pipe takes on a lazy-wave type configuration (although the overall configuration is more like a steep-wave configuration).
  • the top end of the hybrid reverse system is anchored to a floating structure using traditional rigid riser anchoring structures.
  • the lower end of the top riser assembly is provided with a simple mechanical connector, to which is affixed the second, bottom section made of flexible jumper.
  • the lower end of the bottom riser assembly goes down to a bottom connector and remains in contact with the seabed at a wide angle of elevation.
  • a hybrid reverse transfer system characterised by consisting of: a first top section made of steel pipe, comprising up to 94% of the total length of the riser, and a second bottom section of flexible tubing, comprising at least 6% of the total length of the hybrid reverse transfer system, wherein: close to the bottom end of the top riser assembly, the steel pipe is connected to a series of support buoys so that that portion of the steel pipe assumes a lazy-wave configuration; the top end of the hybrid reverse transfer system is connected to a floating structure using anchoring structures; the bottom end of the top riser assembly is fitted with a simple mechanical connector, to which is affixed the bottom riser assembly made of flexible jumper; the lower end of the bottom riser assembly made of flexible jumpers goes down to a bottom connector and from there connects to the bottom lines using suitable equipment; the bottom riser assembly made of flexible jumper maintains a wide azimuth at the point where it touches the seabed.
  • the hybrid reverse transfer system can be characterised in that the thrust provided by the support buoys is enough to keep the bottom riser assembly made of flexible jumpers at a wide azimuth, between 35° and 90°.
  • the hybrid reverse transfer system can be characterised in that the lower end of the top riser assembly is fitted with a simple mechanical connector, such as a flange.
  • the hybrid reverse transfer system can be characterised in that the bottom riser assembly of flexible jumpers goes down to a VCM (Vertical Connection Module)-type bottom connector.
  • VCM Very Connection Module
  • the hybrid reverse transfer system can be characterised by an assembly that takes on a steep-wave type configuration.
  • Figure 1A is a simulation of the typical drift paths of a steep-wave configuration.
  • Figure IB is a second simulation of the typical drift paths of a steep-wave configuration.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the hybrid reverse transfer system that is the object of this invention.
  • the reverse hybrid transfer system that is the object of the present invention was developed to fill a gap in the currently available options for transferring petroleum fuels from great depths.
  • the invention provides a new way of positioning a riser at a wide angle of elevation to the seabed so as to avoid or bypass geological depressions, coral reefs and other interferences on the seabed, without the need for major underwater job sites.
  • Figure 1 A and Figure IB show charts for two simulations of typical drift paths for a steep-wave configuration.
  • the riser meets the seabed at the attachment point/connector and does not lie along the seabed.
  • These simulations demonstrate the angular variation imposed on the bottom riser assembly. This constitutes a problem when choosing to use a steep-wave configuration and specifying rigid risers as the main characteristic of the transfer system to be used because the rigid risers would need to be able to cope with the large angular variation, which is difficult to design for.
  • Flexible jumpers are quite resilient to the movements imposed by the drift of a steep-wave configuration, such as shown in Figures 1A and IB.
  • the hybrid reverse transfer system 100 proposed herein may be understood from Figure 2.
  • the system show has, overall, a typical steep-wave configuration, but the implementation of the system is different to prior steep-wave configurations. In this case, up to 94% of the riser length consists of rigid steel pipes and, unintuitively, a short lower section consists of flexible jumpers.
  • the system 100 uses a flexible riser at the bottom, but nonetheless allows for a steep- wave configuration to be obtained.
  • FIG. 2 is merely a schematic representation of the proposed hybrid reverse transfer system 100.
  • a floating structure 1 is depicted, as sea level, with the upper end of the hybrid reverse transfer system 100 connected to it using anchoring structures that are traditionally used with rigid risers or light weight submarine anchoring equipment.
  • the hybrid reverse transfer system 100 itself can comprise a top section 101.
  • the top section 101 is a rigid riser section or assembly.
  • the top section 101 can be made of steel pipe, for example.
  • the top section 101 can comprise up to 94% of the riser's total length.
  • Close to the bottom end of this top riser assembly 101 the steel pipe is fitted with a series of supporting buoys 102 so that a portion of the riser takes on a lazy-wave type configuration (although, as discussed above, the overall system is in a steep-wave configuration).
  • the buoys 102 are optionally positioned in the bottom 50% of the top riser assembly, further optionally in the bottom 30%, and still further optionally in the bottom 10%.
  • the thrust resulting from the supporting buoys 102 is used to keep the section of the riser below them at a wide angle of elevation to the seabed, preferably in the range of from 35° to 90°, more preferably from 45° to 90°, and even more preferably from 60° to 90°.
  • the lower end of the top riser assembly 101 is provided with a mechanical connector 103, such as for example a flange.
  • a mechanical connector 103 such as for example a flange.
  • the bottom riser section or assembly 104 made of flexible jumpers.
  • This second/bottom section 104 preferably comprises at least 6% of the total length of the hybrid reverse transfer system 100, and is optionally in the range of 6 to 10% of the total length of the hybrid reverse transfer system 100. If the flexible riser length is too long, the joint will experience undesirably high fatigue stresses. If the flexible riser length is too small, the use of other joints and connectors becomes necessary to allow the riser to curve properly.
  • the bottom section 104 is used to couple the overall system to the seabed.
  • the second, bottom, riser assembly 104 made of the flexible tubing for example, can connect to a VCM (Vertical Connection Module)-type connector, 105.
  • VCM Very Connection Module
  • the VCM-type connector can in turn connect to the lines coming from the bottom of the well (not shown) using equipment known to the skilled person from prior art.
  • the VCM-type connector 105 proposed above as the bottom connector, is a piece of equipment widely used with flexible jumpers and its performance is known from prior art.
  • the VCM-type bottom connector 105 will perform its role on the seabed.
  • the VCM-type connector keeps the bottom flexible riser assembly 104 from the type of drift typical of a steep-wave configuration, and has a lower risk of failure. This is because the VCM-type connector has a swivel system that allows better orientation during the flexible riser connection.
  • the hybrid reverse transfer system 100 can also use a curvature limiter 106 next to the lower end of the bottom riser assembly 104.
  • This device is commonly used in flexible lines and serves to keep the flexible line from exceeding its radius of curvature due to significant riser movement.
  • the system proposed has the same function, reducing the risk of stress on the flexible portion of the system 100, particularly at the seabed connection point.
  • the proposed system is better suited to scenarios where the characteristics of the fluid carried by the system has a high temperature, a high concentration of contaminants or a low pH.
  • the system is also of benefit where riser settling might suffer some limitation due to characteristics of the seabed such as depressions, major geological failures or even the presence of coral formations.
  • the invention by using a flexible jumper in the bottom of the riser assembly, eliminates the use of highly complex connection equipment, and presents a low-cost solution for irregular underwater arrangements that produce aggressive fluids.

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L'invention concerne un système destiné au transport de fluides pétroliers au moyen d'une colonne montante capable de traiter des fluides agressifs, dans des zones où le terrain sous-marin est irrégulier, tout en utilisant des composants et raccords peu complexes et bon marché. Ce système hybride de transfert inverse comprend, d'une part un premier segment supérieur rigide de colonne montante, d'autre part un deuxième segment inférieur souple de colonne montante raccordé à une extrémité inférieure du segment rigide de colonne montante, et enfin une suite de bouées supports reliées au segment rigide de colonne montante, l'extrémité inférieure du segment inférieur souple de la colonne montante étant raccordée à un raccord inférieur reposant sur le fond marin.
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